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Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been exposed to the action of light or to the cathode rays. ---lu`mi*nes"cent (#), a.

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  1. Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been exposed to the action of light or to the cathode rays. ---lu`mi*nes"cent (#), a.
  2. Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderatelyheated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been exposedto the action of light or to the cathode rays. ---lu`mi*nes"cent (#),a.